here is what im seeing.
this is basic math and open source reporting so im keeping opsec.
UKR army has built at least 3 battle groups. each about the size of a US division (3-4 brigades with attached elements working together).
the VAST majority of the vehicles are wheeled vehicles. this seems to be built like the US 9th infantry div (1985-91) truly motorized divisions. the makeup is infantry transports (HMMWVs, pick ups), scout. dune buggies FASTVs, and backed up by MRAPS, BTRs... with tanks attached
this allows the ukr forces to move fast hit hard and hold with dismounted ATGMs. the russian army with "death before dismount mentality has no way to counter this. as they are sending reinforcements into the battle they are hitting ambushes and counter attacks prior to deploying
im betting that the ukr army has made 3 battle groups. one that hit kherson, one that hit the north, and one that has not been played yet.
if you are battletracker (i am) you count vehicles by TO&E (donated, sold vehicles) and look for them in combat as BDA. sofar many of some types of vehicles donated HAVE NOT shown up on the battlefield, yet.
if my numbers are right only about 1/2 of the new "secret" army has been used. this means another strike is coming....soon... and just like the north strike this will be too fast for the ru forces to counter.
in addition MANY more vehicles are being given to the ukr forces right now. and the troops that were holding the line are being recovered, rested, and rearmed... in 14-30 days the ukr army will have 2-3 more battle groups (divisions) that can be thrown into the fight
im really not tracking any unengaged fresh troops of anything over a brigade that ru still has that could counter any attack of that size... but time will tell
keep in mind that both sides are showing old video of units that were in training... many of the vid of some vehicles are not in combat.. they are old training vid and the vehicles are NOT yet in combat.. they will be when the time is right
i will say this. the ukr army has 4 options to strike the next blow, any of the 4 could spell the end of the russian army in that FRONT. this would enable the ukr army to swing its remaining army to the opposite front crushing the surviving ru forces
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ok someone is out there calling me out...
so im going to clarify something...
the super brigade...
for the last year i have been saying that the use of the term brigade in the ukr military has SOMEWHAT lost its meaning...
and here is why...
this is a normal brigade in the west..
HQ battalion
3 combat maneuver battalions
artillery battalion
support battalion
the russian brigade is about the same size, but one of the battalions is normally filled with conscripts and stationed at the HQ rear area in russia and not deployable (as we have seen in kursk with the 488th)
in the north sector we KNOW of
2 mech brigades
1 TDF brigade
1 brigade worth of recon / sept battalion
border guards
1 arty brigade..
i SUSPECT that they have 6+ brigades on the way or on stand by..
13th jager
144th
150th
and more
on the russian side they have about 3-4 rgt of untrained conscripts...
akhmut battalion (last seen running)
local national guard bn
border guard battalion (crushed)
1 BN+ of the 488th (conscripts)
air force infantry rgt (underequipped)
on the way is a T-62 battalion, already taking losses..
and probably a infantry brigade 2-7 days out.
with a division following (if they can move it...) 7-10 days
in the kharkiv sector ukr forces are
22+ brigade sized (most have 4-6 battalions) units mostly rested and rotated on the front...
russians
21 brigade sized units (most have 3 battalions) and at least 10 can not be called combat effective and are only holding now(7,9,11,26,1009,1, 83, 380, 41, 1431).
this is what we know so far..
brigade + incursion into kursk.
so far its 7km deep... (russian kharkiv maxed out at 6.5).
the ukr forces are still advancing..
russia is rushing the 22nd brigade? to the front along with air cover.. ukraine is wrecking everything with drones.
russian TG and social media proves they were not ready for this.
if you follow me and on my twitter space i kept pointing this force out for the last 2 months.
from RUTG...
looks like they were caught off guard..
Sudzhanskoe direction
The Russian Armed Forces' aviation strikes the enemy, but the fighting does not end.
The attack on the Kursk region is a media goal to distract attention from other areas where the enemy is not achieving success.
Preparations for this event took a long time, equipment was accumulated and they remained silent for a long time, only practicing FPV calculations.
It can also be replaced by the fact that as soon as the enemy threw equipment into battle (even foreign), Lancets and Iskanders flew there.
You can evaluate their raid like this: “I don’t have brains, but I have a plan.”